Archive for March 30th, 2014

An off-duty deputy recently shot a man after catching him in the act of… how should I say: coitus, in a subdivision pool. The cop eventually shot the man after confronting a couple engaged in sex in the Boca Raton, Florida community pool. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s official statements on the matter, the deputy walked into […]

A fire at a Decatur, Georgia apartment complex broke out on Thursday. Several were injured, but when a 1-month-old baby was thrown out of a second story window, the result could have been fatal. The baby, as it turns out, is fine, thanks to one young girl’s heroic actions. Witnesses say that a grease fire […]

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The legendary series of Saturday Night Live sketches starring Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek would have been a tough act for anyone to follow. But last night, SNL revisited the Jeopardy! sketch, this time framing it as “Black Jeopardy.” The one anomaly in the line up was the evening’s host, Louis C.K. The edgy comedian […]

The U.S. Military recently released a collaborative effort between Orthodox, Conservative and Reform rabbis, coming together to publish a Jewish prayer book or Siddur, just in time for Passover. The siddur is the first issued by the U.S. military since World War II. The siddur also includes a foreword written by President Obama. In the past, a variety of different prayer books were […]

Imagine being called a “whore” for wearing a skirt that extends down to your knees. Even worse, imagine being physically assaulted – attacked – by members of your own religious community for such commonplace attire. That’s what happened to a Modern Orthodox Jewish woman in the city of Beit Shemesh, in Israel. The attack happened […]